The coorelation of learning PLO while living from NL

This post has been edited 1 time(s), it was last edited by Krimica: 30.04.2013 11:56.

Hey guys,

I was already wondering for a while to start PLO. Since I live from NL I would take some of my NL time to learn this game. So in general I was wondering how does you guys affect playing both games. I mean do you play one day NL one day PLO? Also do you ever get confused? I'm really looking who did people general approach by learning PLO but at the same time learning a new game. TY

i play both and biggest mistake, especially especially in cash games, plo is more of a draw game where holdem is pocket pairs are strong, my advice don't mix plo cash games and nl cash games together because your bound to tilt in plo, safest thing is to play some small plo tournaments on stars to get an idea of what im talking about. hope that helps

This post has been edited 1 time(s), it was last edited by w34z3l: 30.04.2013 15:14.

I find they go together pretty well.

PLO taught me a lot about NLHE. Never had any problem transitioning between the two - they are pretty different games really. I mainly just grind NLHE and maybe every few days put in a PLO session, but lower stakes.

I still focus on NLHE though. Maybe one day I'll switch - I certainly think it's good idea to keep one game your main focus even if you play other variants. I also like playing plo8.

PLO taught me a lot about NLHE. Never had any problem transitioning between the two - they are pretty different games really. I mainly just grind NLHE and maybe every few days put in a PLO session, but lower stakes.

I still focus on NLHE though. Maybe one day I'll switch - I certainly think it's good idea to keep one game your main focus even if you play other variants. I also like playing plo8.

1) The way top set in plo can turn into a strong draw multiway. I've found relevant situations in NLHE where it can be better to treat top set like a draw multi-way as opposed to automatically shipping and likely being a dog.

2) Subtle differences between textures. For example AJTx is a much stronger starting hand in omaha than AKTx because TJ makes the most possible nut straights. It means a board like TJ5 is actually a lot more drawy than a board like AKT or QJ7